Garter.



W. M. MGSAFFERTY.

GARTER.

APPLIGATMN FILED AUG.10, 190s.

912,718. l Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

WILLIAM MACE MCCAFFERTY, OF GARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. i

GAMER.

Specification of Lettere Patent.'

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed August 10, 1908. Serial No. 447,704,

To all whom 'it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, W'ILLiAMl MAGE MCCAFFERTY, a citizen of the UnitedVStates of America, and resident of Cartersville, county of Bartow,State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that c'lass of garters which are worn by men,above the calf of the leg, and next to the skin.

Theobject of my invention is a garter ot' this kind- Which may belaundered and which when in use maintains itseli` in position withoutchaing the leg or without causing the wearer discoilniort. This object iis .attainedlby'the means described in the a button-hole for engagingtue button,

specification and Villustrated in the drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a garter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective View showing the garter in use. Fig. 3 is a detail sectionalView of a` garter and a hose taken upon line @-1.11 o Fig. 2.

The garter consists ot' a' centraibody part, A, inthe tOi-1n of adepending Strap formed integral with strips (s, a, one ot' which has abutton, B, secured to its end, and the other of which terminates in aseries of buttonholes, C, U. The dependent strap, A, has secured to it abutton, 1),'a'nd flap, E, with lhe body, A, and straps, a., a, are madeof a light, flexible, strong, absorbent clot-h, such as duck. The strapsare made broad. The buttons are preferably tape buttons; that is, theyare secured in place by loops of tape. y

I have found that when the garter is butq toned about the leg, above thecali', with a degree of snugness which does not make the wearerconscious of the presence of the garter, thatby reason ot' theiightnessand the y ing a hose,

flexibility of the cloth, it clings readily to the leg and prevents theslippingof the garterthereon. The hose is secured in place by drawingits up er end, G, over the depending strap,'A. and the button, D,turning the flap, E, down over the hose and passing the button and thehose into the button hole of the strap,

A garter so constructed maybe laundered time and again. as readily asother under garments, Without impairing itsiitility.

What I claim is:

l. A garter consisting ofa dependin strap and straps for encircling theleg, a made from a` flexible, non-elastic-,Washable cloth and meanscarried. by thedepending strap for engagingthe hose.

.2. A^ garter consisting ot' a depending hose-engaging strap, and strapsfor 'encircling the leg, the depending straps and thel encircling strapsbeing made from duck.

3. A garter consisting of a depending strap, means carried b v the strapfor engagbroad straps projecting from the depending strap for encirclingthe Wearer"s leg, means for connecting the ends of the encircling strapstogether, the de ending strap and the encircling' straps eing made 'fromnon-elastic, washable cloth.

l. A garter consisting ot a cent-ral depending wide washable strap, abutton carried by the strap, a flap secured to the upper art ot thedepending strap and having a button hole for eii;:i 'ei1ie1it with thebutton, cloth straps projecting vfrom the dependinr strap foryencirclingl the wearers leg and means for securingthe straps around theles- WILLIAM MACE MCCFFER'IY.

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